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das Eis

noun · /aɪ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Etymology 1 sense 2 is a semantic loan from French glace.

Translation

  1. ice neuter, strong, uncountable

    Du hättest nicht so viel Eis essen sollen.

    You shouldn't have eaten so much ice cream.

    Das Eis wird unter deinem Gewicht brechen.

    The ice will give under your weight.

    Bei niedrigen Temperaturen wird Wasser zu Eis.

    Low temperatures turn water into ice.

  2. ice cream Austria, Germany, countable, neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Eis Eis
Accusative Eis Eis
Dative Eis Eis
Genitive Eises Eis

Eis

noun · /ʔeː.ɪs/ | /ʔaɪ̯s/ ·
Etymology

E (“E”) + -is (“sharp”)

Translation

  1. E sharp neuter, strong
  2. genitive singular of Ei form-of, genitive, singular
  3. e source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  4. ice cream source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  5. E; E sharp; E flat; E double sharp; E double flat source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Eis Eis
Accusative Eis Eis
Dative Eis Eis
Genitive Eis Eis

eis

verb ·

Translation

iron

singular imperative of eisen

  1. singular imperative of eisen form-of, imperative, singular
  2. first-person singular present of eisen colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular

Eis

adj ·

Translation

  1. icy source:wikdict-en-de-stardict